Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-01
STRANGE HALlUCiNATlON.
Imagined She Had Dog I'm Her
Stomach-The Novel Cure of an
Insane Patient a. an In
diana AsyitI N.

StOmucn-1ne Mover cure
Insane Patient a. an In
diana Asyiu
a female inmate of the Dearborn
County Qnd.) Asylum has been cured
of a strange hallucination in rather
singular manner. The patient was "A
middle-aged lady by the name of Gallo
way. who believed she had pup in her
stomach. and while reas )nably intelli-
gent upon every other subject vehe-
mently insisted that young dog had
taken up its abode in her stomach, and
the presence of the unweicome animal
was the cause of all her physical all
ments. This insane idea caused her to
be extremely troublesome to her keep
ers. as she governed herself according
to the supposed whims of her internal
campanion. and ut certain times must
have certain kinds of food and certain
kinds of drink, because
THE PUP WITHIN HER
Wanted that kind OF nourishment, and
nothing else would appease its sup
posed viciousness. Ii her whims were
not complied with she would become
almost ungovernable, and her annoy
ances of that character caused her TO
be source of constant trouble. Moth
ing that had ever been said or done
could remove the vagaries from the
mind of this unfortunate woman, who
would bark like a dog and in other
ways attempt to initiate the actions of
such animals Having repeatedly as
serted that If the pup could be removed
from her stomach she knew she would
recover her health, the Superintendent
resolved to work plan that might con-
vince her that the cruel creature that
troubled her had been taken away. A
physician was consulted and thought
the scheme could do no harm. and it
might do good. The patient was Wis
tied, and after listening to the PROPOSE
ton of an attempt to
RELIEVE HER OF HER AFFLICTION.
She consent ed to undergo the eXper.-
ment, and az reed upon future day
when the doctor should attend and
make the trial. In the mean time a
pup was procured and everything got
in readiness, the woman being lei to
regard the undertaking a. a very seri-
Gus and important one. She was plac-
ed under the influence of a narcotic.
and the pup that had been secured for
the occasion was given a sufficient
quantity TO keep it quiet. Soon as the
patient began TO recover from the in =
iluenc of the drug she vomited and
at the oppor tune moment, the pup was
dropped into the vessel which received
the contents of her stomach. The wo-
man beheld the animal, and firmly be-
lieved she had thrown it up, and speed
lily revIving from the fleets of the mar
cotc she wanted to feel and exam ne
the creature that had been, as she sup
posed,
ELECTED FROM HER STOMACH.
The animal, recovering from the stu
por, became quite friskv, much to the
surprise and delight of the poor patient
who insisted on fondling and carress-
ing it. while EXPIRE ssing herself as feel
ing wonderfully relieved by its remov-
al and peri Getty restored to health. She
has ceased to complain, and is entirely
freed from the peculiar hallucinatio n
that possessed her. and is now "a pleas
ant and quiet as any inmate in the aSy-
lum. She guards with most Jealous
care the pup that has so long as she
imagined, dwelt W thin her. fearing
that if it is not kindly treated it might
weary of its a cqu.red freedom and man
age to return to It's human abode, and
then all her pain and suffering would
come back. The cure that has thus
been effected is the subject of much
comment among tho Sc acquainted with
the history of tn G affair - Cincinnati
Enquirer.